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Kaleem

Boy

Meaning of Kaleem: Arabic: 'speaker or interlocutor'

Kaleem is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 6611th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6611

12 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

458

First recorded 1977 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 6 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 10 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 15 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 18 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 17 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 10 babies2004: 12 babies2005: 13 babies2006: 14 babies2007: 9 babies2008: 11 babies2009: 13 babies2010: 11 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 7 babies2013: 10 babies2014: 10 babies2015: 6 babies2016: 21 babies2017: 9 babies2018: 9 babies2019: 13 babies2020: 12 babies20202021: 11 babies2022: 7 babies2023: 11 babies2024: 12 babies2025: 12 babies
US babies named Kaleem per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 21.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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